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Pardon czar Alice Johnson praises Trump: 'I'm a testament to how he feels about black Americans'
Trump commuted Johnson's prison sentence during his first term after she was sentenced to life in prison in the 1990s for nonviolent drug crimes. She served 21 years in prison before her sentence was commuted by Trump in 2018.
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Empower Oversight confirms FBI has sent nearly $4 million in back pay to bureau whistleblowers
The nonprofit said one of their clients still has not had their case resolved and the client is still facing reprisal from career FBI executives for reporting their gross waste and abuse to new FBI leadership.
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U.S. to withdraw all forces from Syria: WSJ
News of the full American evacuation comes as reports suggest a looming conflict with Iran.
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Federal judge orders ICE chief to appear in court over alleged denial of detainees' due process
"The extent of IC'’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary, and lesser measures have been tried and failed," Judge Patrick J. Schiltz wrote
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NTSB to announce probable cause of fatal, 2025 midair crash near Reagan National
The agency is expected to issue a final report in about two weeks.
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Appeals court declines to reimpose limits on federal agents' responses at Minnesota protests
“A wrong call could end in contempt, yet there is little in the order that constrains the district court’s power to impose it,” the panel wrote
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Trump to give economic speech in Iowa on Tuesday
The speech will be part of the president's national affordability tour, where he is expected to highlight his economic agenda in an effort to boost GOP support ahead of the midterm elections later this year.
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Google settles lawsuit for $68 million over claims its virtual assistant secretly recorded users
Google said in the filing late Friday that it was settling to avoid the “uncertainty, risk, expense, inconvenience and distraction” of a lengthy court battle and did not admit to any wrongdoing.
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White House says Trump remains involved in bringing peace to Ukraine after two days of negotiations
The meeting in the UAE was considered historic because it was one of the first instances where Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv sat down together in a trilateral meeting since the conflict began in February 2022.
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You Vote: After the 2nd death of an ICE-protester in Minneapolis, what do you think of next moves?
The departure follows intense criticism of immigration enforcement officials operating in Minneapolis amid the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Noem to testify in front of Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in early March
Noem is expected to testify on March 3 where she will appear in front of the committee for one round of questioning from each senator.
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Republicans and Democrats switch jerseys on guns at protests after Minneapolis shooting
A number of Republicans suggested carrying a gun to a protest is an indicator of violence, while Democrats suddenly claim to care about Second Amendment rights they had sought to ban.
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Patel says FBI has found groups funding protests in Minneapolis: 'It's not happening organically'
The revelation comes as the FBI probes protesters who broke into federal vehicles earlier this month while agents were responding to an assault on an ICE agent, who was allegedly ambushed and beaten by three illegal migrants.